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Social Media Censorshiphttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16522-Social-Media-Censorship&goto=newpost
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:41:51 GMTI have some thoughts regarding the explosion of social media censorship in light of the banishment of Alex Jones from the most influential platforms...I have some thoughts regarding the explosion of social media censorship in light of the banishment of Alex Jones from the most influential platforms and more recently the Twitter ban on Ron Paul but I can’t respond right now.

Im not approaching this as an apologist for anything Alex Jones says as conspiracist in Chief nor the racist cartooning that appeared associated with Ron Paul’s Twitter account. I’m looking at the broader notion of social media platforms being more of an editorial animal and with that a vary coveted tool of political movements.

With the exception of pornography and incitement to violence....... how much censorship by our so called social media “platforms” ...should a free society accept?
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Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:30:51 GMTMy neighborhood is all abuzz over Trump's latest.....apparently now for those who immigrate legally to the US, once you have a green card you can be denied citizenship (should you apply for it) if you or anyone in your household (assuming that you are not single) has ever used US public assistance of any kind.

On the one hand, there are those who abuse the limited benefits they can access, I won't deny that. On the other hand, given the low pay of the kinds of jobs most immigrants get vs. the nightmarishly rising costs in the US, this new policy reeks of inhumanity.

What do you think? I side with the 85006 and against the Thug of Orange. (I got tired of calling Trump the Orange Thug and am now calling him the Thug of Orange). Rob
]]>Simple Public Policygimmethesimplelifehttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16499-The-85006-s-latest-issue-with-TrumpUpdate: Steel Tariff Winners and Losers in USAhttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16493-Update-Steel-Tariff-Winners-and-Losers-in-USA&goto=newpost
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:00:14 GMT"Winners" from the US 25% tariff on imported steel include US Steel, Nucor, and AK Steel. More US manufacturers are turning to them for supply, and the US steelmakers are obtaining higher selling prices.

"Losers" could be indicated by the approximately 20,000 requests for exemption from the tariffs, filed with the Commerce Department. The overwhelming number of requests resulted in the department adopting a posture of "listening", but being generally reluctant to grant exemptions. Steelmakers have the right to file objections to requests for exemptions, if they feel they could supply the demand with steel from their mills within 8 weeks, at a price to be negotiated. Therefor, the vast majority of requests for exemption will ultimately be unsuccessful. To date, US Steel has objected to 1,600 requests for exemption, Nucor 1,000+, AK AK Steel 700+.

Curiously, Greenfield Industries, a Chinese-owned manufacturer of drill bits, saw blades, and other cutting tools located in Seneca SC has made more than 1,000 requests for exemption WITHOUT a US steelmaker filing an objection. The Chinese owner, Top-Eastern, also known as TDC, bought the company in 2009 and hired people for about 200 more jobs since then. Greenfield Industries therefore appears to be another "winner", because they can continue to import steel with the 25% tariff excluded. It may be no American steelmaker is able to produce the type of steel required by Greenfield Industries. Their non-union workforce earn an average $16 per hour, and while they have not gained from the tariffs, their jobs have not been threatened. So it looks like the town of Seneca SC is among the winners!
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Sat, 21 Jul 2018 18:15:52 GMThttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/09/how-oregon-grew-too-much-marijuana-to-sell
This is just hilarious!https://www.theguardian.com/society/...ijuana-to-sell

This is just hilarious!
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Wed, 18 Jul 2018 20:20:41 GMTIt seems as if James Comey, the former leader of the FBI fired by Trump, and a lifelong Republican by his own admission...….get this: IS URGING...It seems as if James Comey, the former leader of the FBI fired by Trump, and a lifelong Republican by his own admission...….get this: IS URGING ANYONE WHO CARES ABOUT THIS COUNTRY TO VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS ONLY in the upcoming mid-terms. Gotta say I am not only impressed by this but also a little surprised. At least it's progress towards more blue to restrain the Orange Thug. Bring more of such defiance on! Rob
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Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:11:38 GMTAfter the Helsinki summit (interestingly enough held in a very socially democratic country with extensive social welfare that Americans can only...After the Helsinki summit (interestingly enough held in a very socially democratic country with extensive social welfare that Americans can only bitterly dream of as our lives are clearly not worth this) I, and many people I've spoken to in the 85006 since the end of this infamous summit, believe that Trump now truly has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is both unfit for office (Hillary was right!!!!!) and absolutely unworthy of power.

I understand that we are stuck with him, barring unforeseen events, but I wish there was a way that the 85006 could be immune from his governance for real. It's great to say that Trump is not my President, and it's great to be a member of the Resistance, but I wish there were some legal way that the 85006 (and any other US zip code that wishes for such, too, I don't mean to put the 85006 on a pedestal here) could be immune from his governance period until such a date as a leader worthy of power were to be sworn in. The 85006 deserves better, as do many other Americans, as does the world at large. Rob
]]>Simple Public Policygimmethesimplelifehttp://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16420-He-s-not-worthy-of-powerTrump, Putin, US, Russia....http://www.simplelivingforum.net/showthread.php?16414-Trump-Putin-US-Russia&goto=newpost
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 21:43:28 GMTSo.......

What do y'all think about this summit and press conference?

I've never seen anything quite like it myself.
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